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Bowling Green/Warren County Emergency Management
429 1/2 East 10th St Suite B
BOWLING GREEN, KY  42101

Non-Emergency:
270-781-8776

Emergency:
911

Fax:
270-780-9550

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Weather Spotter Class
The National Weather Service and WBKO will be providing a SKYWARN/Weather Spotting 101 class.
Date: May 16th, 2013
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bowling Green Junior High School Auditorium
900 Campbell Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42104
 
 
 
Tornado Safety Press Release
April 2013
 
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National Weather Service
Share Holders Report
April 2013
 
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flooded road with Turn Around Don't Drown sign

http://www.weather.gov/os/water/XWATER/PAM/VIDEOS/30SEC/30SEC.MPG

       

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Class 10 Insurance Rating Survey

Our Emergency Management Agency is working with the 
Volunteer Fire Departments to lower the fire rating  
classification (and thus reduce insurance premiums) for  
the few areas in Warren County who currently have an ISO 
rating of 10 (the maximum rating which equates to the 
maximum insurance premium charge). Your assistance in  
completing an insurance survey is being requested.
 
Click here for a copy of that form --> http://goo.gl/5Qw4Q.
 
We appreciate your assistance to our Emergency Management Agency and Volunteer Fire Departments as we work to provide better fire service to all of Warren County.

 

 

 

 

 

It is that time of year again, that we need to think about the safety of our families thru the storm season and all emergencies.  "Resolve to Be Ready" is a program to help individuals think about  and prepare for all disasters. The South Central Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering a "21 week disaster kit plan" , to prepare a disaster kit for your family.

 
 

Ronnie Pearson

Director

 

 RESOLVE TO BE READY

 

Red Cross 21 Week Disaster Kit. 

 

 

 

PLANNING FOR DISASTER:
“Be Aware - Be Prepared - Have a Plan” and make a kit

·        Be Aware:
• Know in advance your weather forecasts and other known hazards.
• Stay tuned to your local broadcasting stations.
• Discuss conditions with family members and know their location during   
  times of known potentially threatening conditions.

·        Be Prepared:
• Discuss known risks with family members and neighbors.
• Develop and review your emergency plan periodically for necessary
  updates.
• Refresh your emergency kit(s) periodically.
• Drill: practice your plan with household members.

·        Have a plan:
• Utilities - Written instructions for how to turn off electricity, gas and
  water if authorities advise you to do so. (Remember, you'll need a
  professional to turn them back on.)
• Shelter - Identify safe locations within your residence.
• Contacts - Written contact information should include: relatives,
  neighbors, utility companies, employers (employees) and local
  emergency contact telephone numbers.
• Evacuate - Predetermine evacuation routes.  Identify where you could
  go if told to evacuate.  Choose several places . . . a friend or relative's
  home in another town, a motel or shelter.
• Children - Make back-up plans for children in case you (or they) can’t
   get home in an emergency

• Vehicles:

 o   Keep jumper cables in vehicle at all times.

o   Maintain a half tank of fuel in vehicles.

o   Move vehicles from under trees during possible wind events.

o   Keep an “Emergency Go Kit” in the vehicle.

o   During winter months, keep a blanket and bag of kitty litter in the trunk.

o    Medications - prepare a list of all prescription drugs.

·        Share your plan with others. It is recommended to include sharing it with contacts in another region or even another state. 

·        Make a kit:
• First aid kit and essential medications (to include prescription meds).
• Canned food and can opener.
• At least three gallons of water per person.
• Protective clothing, rainwear and bedding or sleeping bags.
• Battery-powered or crank radio, flashlight and extra batteries.
• Waterproof matches and candles.
• Local phone book and copies of insurance policies (in water proof
  bags).
• Special items for infants, elderly or disabled family members.
• Extra set of car keys.

For additional information please visit www.ready.gov and Kentucky Emergency Management’s website at www.kyem.ky.gov.

  

 

 
 Active shooter what can I do ?
FEMA Independant study Courses i s offering this online course to help employee's and individuals on what to do, in the event they enciounter an active shooter.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Preparedness
A message from Brig. Gen. John W. Heltzel, director of Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM).
“Although the state and local governments are expected to assist the public during times of emergencies and disasters, preparedness starts at home. In the event of large scale disasters the government may be unable to respond immediately."
"Be prepared! You should have at least a three day supply of food and water for each member of your family, along with essentials such as: medicines, flash lights, radio, extra batteries, matches, candles, first aid supplies, etc.”
"Have a plan and practice it. Share your plan with relatives, friends and someone you know living in another state."


 

 

 

 

Lightning: What You Need to Know
• NO PLACE outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area!!
• If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you.
• When you hear thunder, immediately move to safe shelter.
• Safe shelter is a substantial building or inside an enclosed, metal-topped
vehicle.
• Stay in safe shelter at least 30 minutes after you hear the last clap of
thunder.
Indoor Lightning Safety Tips
• Stay off corded phones, computers and other electrical equipment that put
you in direct contact with electricity.
• Avoid plumbing, including sinks, baths, and faucets.
• Stay away from windows and doors, and stay off porches.
• Do not lie on concrete floors, and do not lean against concrete walls.
 
Last Resort Outdoor Risk Reduction Tips
NO PLACE outside is safe when lightning is in the area, but if you are caught
outside with no safe shelter anywhere nearby the following actions may reduce your risk:
• Immediately get off elevated areas such as hills, mountain ridges or peaks
• NEVER lie flat on the ground
• NEVER use a tree for shelter
• NEVER use a cliff or rocky overhang for shelter
• Immediately get out and away from ponds, lakes and other bodies of
water
• Stay away from objects that conduct electricity (barbed wire fences, power
lines, windmills, etc.)
• UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should ANY of the above actions be
taken if a building or an all-metal vehicle is nearby
If Someone Is Struck
• Victims do not carry an electrical charge and may need immediate medical
attention.
• Monitor the victim and begin CPR or AED, if necessary.
• Call 911 for help.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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